Comparison

Electron vs OpenJFX

On the evidence we track, Electron leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Electron66
OpenJFX52
Score
vioscaleAI score
Electron66 / 100medium · 60%
OpenJFX52 / 100low · 24%
Pricing
Free tier
Electron✓
OpenJFX✓
Model
Electroncommercial
OpenJFXcommercial
Price level
Electronfree
OpenJFXfree
Transparent
Electron✓
OpenJFX✓
Integrations
Count
Electron3
OpenJFX–
Reliability
Status page
Electron✓
OpenJFX–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Electron93,246
OpenJFX17,108
Github stars
Electron123,412
OpenJFX3,296
Activity
Commits last 30d
Electron100
OpenJFX33
Release
History
Electron20 items
OpenJFX–
License
Spdx
ElectronMIT
OpenJFXGPL-2.0
Language
Primary
ElectronC++
OpenJFXC++
Content
Faq
Electron5 items
OpenJFX5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for desktop app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Native look and feel
Electron✗
OpenJFX-
Bundled runtime
Electron✓
OpenJFX-
Auto update builtin
Electron✓
OpenJFX-
Code signing support
Electron✓
OpenJFX-
App store distribution
Electron✓
OpenJFX-
Hot reload dev
Electron-
OpenJFX-
Accessibility support
Electron-
OpenJFX-
Mobile target support
Electron✗
OpenJFX✓
Ide bundled
Electron-
OpenJFX-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Electron

Leader

Electron is a framework for building desktop applications by embedding Chromium and Node.js into its binary, allowing developers to maintain a single JavaScript codebase and create cross-platform apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

OpenJFX

An open-source platform that provides a toolkit for developing client applications in Java, with libraries and resources supporting the complete application lifecycle from development through deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Electron

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

OpenJFX

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Electron✓
OpenJFX✗
Windows
Electron✓
OpenJFX✗
Linux
Electron✓
OpenJFX✗
CLI
Electron✗
OpenJFX✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Electron–
OpenJFX✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Electron

Leader
3 total
  • Mac App Store
  • Microsoft Store
  • Snap Store
Independently observed

OpenJFX

Not documented yet.

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Electron or OpenJFX: which one depends on you

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